ArticlePediatrics2017
Intimate Partner Violence and Child Behavioral Problems in South Africa.
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- A Systematic Review of Household and Family Alcohol Use and Childhood Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Child psychiatry and human development · 2021Pooled it
- Intimate Partner Violence and Determinants of HIV Seroconversion among Female Caregivers in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa: Insights from the Asenze Longitudinal Study.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Does perceived caregiver HIV stigma and depression increase adolescent neuro-behavioral difficulties? A mediation analysis in the Asenze Cohort.Research square · 2024Article
- Mental health outcomes of offspring exposed to parental intimate partner violence in Rwanda.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
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- Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and child behaviour problems in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Child: care, health and development · 2022Article
- The Asenze Cohort Study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: protocol and cohort profile.Epidemiology and health · 2022Article
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- Associations between young children's exposure to household violence and behavioural problems: Evidence from a rural Kenyan sample.Global public health · 2020Article
- Drakenstein Child Health Study (DCHS): investigating determinants of early child development and cognition.BMJ paediatrics open · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundResearch in high-income countries has repeatedly demonstrated that intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by women negatively affects the health and behavior of children in their care. However, there is little research on the topic in lower- and middle-income countries. The population-based Asenze Study gathered data on children and their caregivers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This data analysis explores the association of caregiver IPV on child behavior outcomes in children <12 years old and is the first such study in Africa.
methodsThis population-based study was set in 5 Zulu tribal areas characterized by poverty, food insecurity, unemployment, and a high HIV prevalence. The Asenze Study interviewed caregivers via validated measures of IPV, alcohol use, caregiver mental health difficulties, and child behavior disorders in their preschool children.
resultsAmong the 980 caregivers assessed, 37% had experienced IPV from their current partner. Experience of partner violence (any, physical, or sexual) remained strongly associated with overall child behavior problems (odds ratio range: 2.46-3.10) even after age, HIV status, cohabitation with the partner, alcohol use, and posttraumatic stress disorder were accounted for.
conclusionsChildhood behavioral difficulties are associated with their caregiver's experience of IPV in this population, even after other expected causes of child behavior difficulties are adjusted for. There is a need to investigate the longer-term impact of caregiver partner violence, particularly sexual IPV, on the health and well-being of vulnerable children in lower- and middle-income countries. Studies should also investigate whether preventing IPV reduces the occurrence of childhood behavior difficulties.
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